How to Minimize Scarring After a Burn
Instructions
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Dress minor burns with vitamin E oil, tea tree oil, or honey to help restore moisture in the skin and promote healthy skin regeneration.
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Wear pressure garments over serious burns to recreate normal skin pressure that can be lost to damaging burns. The use of pressure garments can reduce scar development.
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Seek the advice of a physical therapist when recovering from severe burns. Maintaining a wide range of motion during recovery can assist in the physical and emotional healing process.
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Massage scars to increase therapeutic circulation and encourage tissue flexibility.
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Resume daily activity as soon as possible. Stretching provided by everyday routines will help prevent scar tissue from thickening.
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Eat a high protein diet to help give your body what it needs to repair itself.
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